Val (2021)

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The life you live is the story you tell.

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.

• Released: 2021-07-23
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 49m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 249 votes

Directed by Leo Scott, Ting Poo.

Top cast

• Val Kilmer as Self
• Jack Kilmer as Self / Narrator
• Mercedes Kilmer as Self
• Joanne Whalley as Self
• Kevin Bacon as Self (archive)
• Fairuza Balk as Self (archive)
• Marlon Brando as Self (archive)
• Nicolas Cage as Self (archive)
• Jim Carrey as Self (archive)
• Cher as Self (archive)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Val

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: stream on Now TV Cinema; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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